Monday, August 20 2018 20:35

ArmInfo. The Military Police of  Armenia Defense Ministry opened a criminal case against two soldiers on mandatory service  who refused to return to the place of  service after treatment in the hospital.  

The press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry  shared to   ArmInfo that on August 18, a message was received from the Central  Military Hospital that 4 soldiers on compulsory service had been  discharged from the hospital after prolonged treatment. However, they  refused to go to the places of service, arguing that they still have  not recovered. In the MD reported that to clarify the situation the  Deputy Minister of Defense Gabriel Balayan, the head of the military  police Artur Baghdasaryan, the head of the center for human rights  and ethics of MD Alexander Avetisyan went to the hospital. "It was  discovered  that 4 soldier from different military units, being   recognized by  the military medical boardasas  fit for compulsory  military service,  were discharged from the hospital with  restrictions on the passage of service, but refused to go to military  units, claiming that they are have not recovered fully. 

After the explanatory conversations held by high-ranking officials of  the Defense Ministry, H.  Hovhannisyan and A. Avoyan expressed their  readiness to return to military units and continue the service, while   A. Kirakosyan and Y. Gukasyan, accompanied by military police  officers, were transferred to the appropriate unit for the reception  and distribution of the Military Police and the N military unit of  the Defense Ministry of Armenia. "A criminal case has been raised   against the above-mentioned servicemen, the investigation is being  carried out," the RA Defense Ministry message reads.